Female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 8.32% to 599 persons in New Zealand in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in New Zealand reached an all time high of 599 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 418 persons in 2008.
New Zealand has been ranked 30th within the group of 61 countries we follow in terms of female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Female Adults Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,125 | 2,228 | 2,028 | 2,199 | 2,349 | |||||
| Cambodia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 87,941 | ... | ... | |
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,714 | 8,087 | ||
| Malaysia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 484 | 527 | 494 | 491 | 421 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Philippines | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,443 | 5,673 | 5,905 | 6,299 | 6,669 | ||||
| Singapore | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,159 | 1,194 | 1,137 | 1,170 | 1,253 | |||||
| Taiwan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30,153 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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